Objectives In medicine, women constitute a large proportion of the workforce but remain underrepresented in senior positions. Scientific conferences, critical for career advancement, reflect these inequities, with prior studies documenting gender gaps in invited speakers. However, less attention has been given to audience engagement, such as asking questions or making comments, which also enhances professional visibility.

Objectives: To examine metabolic differences in women with or at risk of metabolic syndrome across 3 age groups used as a proxy for menopausal stages: premenopausal (PreM, 45 years), menopausal transition (PeriM 45-55 years), and postmenopausal (PostM, >55 years). Methods: A total of 718 female subjects across 3 groups, PreM (n = 108, 15%), PeriM (n = 218, 30.4%), and PostM (n = 392, 54.6%), were included. Demographics, intakes of fruits, vegetables, and sugar-sweetened beverages, stress, and substance use were collected using self-reported surveys.

Superhydrophobic coatings are sought for outdoor components that must repel water while enduring abrasion, icing, and corrosive media; however, the role of substrate temperature and laser fluence during laser texturing in balancing these properties is insufficiently mapped. The key challenge is to raise wear robustness without sacrificing anti-icing performance or triggering crack formation and corrosion.

Glycation is recognized for its ability to stiffen collagen matrices through non-enzymatic crosslinking. However, the biological effects of glycation in vivo, particularly in diabetic hyperglycemia remain less understood. Clinical observations suggest that diabetes contributes to pathogenic tumor vasculature, yet the underlying mechanisms are not clear.

Lifestyle factors, including physical activity, dietary patterns, sleep, stress response, social connections, and use of risky substances, are increasingly recognized as predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cardiovascular health, with significant overlap between the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 guidelines and the 6 pillars of Lifestyle Medicine (LM). Assessing and addressing lifestyle factors have a foundational role in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease and improving cardiovascular health.

Incorporating human behavioral factors into travel demand analysis is increasingly critical in transportation planning. Perceived security is a key behavioral factor influencing urban travelers’ choices, particularly for active transportation modes like cycling and vulnerable road users like women. While prior studies have explored certain aspects of perceived security —mainly for pedestrians—the application of Machine Learning (ML) models to predict cyclists’ perceived security remains a relatively developing research area.

Objective: In several countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, screening tests are conducted on men 65 years of age or older who smoke to diagnose abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) before rupture. In women, however, the incidence of AAA is low, so screening tests are not cost effective and therefore not recommended. Early detection and treatment of AAA are important for women as they face a four times higher risk of rupture and worse surgery outcomes compared with men.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) have implications for transplant access and outcomes. Inequities in transplantation have been identified over the years for minoritized groups based on race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, and other sociocultural identities. While DEIB initiatives have demonstrated success in improving transplant outcomes for some minoritized groups, many gaps still exist, and additional work is needed. Concerns about these practices have also been raised, and they may create barriers to achieving DEIB goals.

Hydrogel formulations hold promise for efficient drug delivery in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment. Non-invasive in vivo spatiotemporal profiling of drug release is highly warranted but clinically difficult due to the need of additional labeling. We have developed an inflammation-targeting olsalazine-conjugated peptide hydrogel (Olsa-Hydrogel) that serves as an exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging (CEST MRI) activatable prodrug system.